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Legendary Ingramettes

CCV in 2025: Supporting and Invigorating Cultural Traditions

Everything below reflects a year of CCV’s intentional, hands-on work assisting artists, building trust across communities, and supporting and invigorating cultural traditions. CCV takes risks alongside artists, responds nimbly to opportunities as they arise, and keeps our work artist-focused and vibrant. We are so grateful to our many partners and…...

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Richmond Folk Festival 2025 in photos!

The banks of the James River were once again alive with energy for the 21st Richmond Folk Festival, and CCV was right in the heart of the action. 2025 brought new experiences and a bit of uncharted territory, as the Center for Cultural Vibrancy Stage moved from its longtime home…...

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The Legendary Ingramettes join Stanley Jacobs and the Ten Sleepless Knights in St. Croix

In a remarkable cultural exchange produced by CCV, the Legendary Ingramettes, Richmond, Virginia’s “First Family of Gospel,” joined forces with Stanley Jacobs and the Ten Sleepless Knights, a celebrated quelbe ensemble from St. Croix, for a memorable collaboration on the island. Both groups share the honor of receiving the 2022…...

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The Sleepless Knights Gospel Quelbe Extravaganza

What began two years ago on stage at the Richmond Folk Festival is culminating this Memorial Day weekend in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands when two National Heritage Fellowship winners join together for an epic concert on May 25 at the Island Center for the Performing Arts. Stanley…...

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Richmond Folk Festival 2024: If we can sing together we can live together!

Producing the Center for Cultural Vibrancy Stage at the Richmond Folk Festival is one of our most joyful endeavors and at the heart of our mission. In 2024, we—and about about 200,000 of our closest friends—celebrated the 20th anniversary of a festival that has a sense of community and togetherness…...

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Join us at the 20th Annual Richmond Folk Festival

Time truly flies. It’s hard to believe, but the Richmond Folk Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this September 27-29th along the city’s beautiful riverfront. Each of CCV’s principal staff has been connected with the festival since it first came to Richmond as the National Folk Festival in 2005. CCV associate director Josh…...

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